This course is designed for M.Phi Pharmaceutics students. It is concerned with the application of microbiology to pharmaceutical and healthcare environments.It recognizes that the extremely wide variety of microorganisms in the environment are fertile with potentials, some for utility and others for hazards.

Course Contents  

• Microbial enzymes ,Classification and Mechanisam of action. Commercial production of microbial enzymes and their application. Immobilized enzymes 
• Genera principles and methods of Microbial Assay
• Microbial spoilage and preservation of Pharmaceutical Products
• Fundamentals of genetic engineering and its application in Medicine
• Principal,Synthesis and Application of Monoclonal antibodies
• Validation of sterilization procedures in Industry

Recomended Books 

Hugo WB, Denyer SP, Hodges NA, Gorman SP. Hugo and Russell's pharmaceutical microbiology. 7th Ed. Wiley Blackwell; 2004

Manual of Antimicrobial Suscetibility testing by NCCLS